WHAT JASON GARRETT, JERRY JONES HAD TO SAY ABOUT EACH COWBOYS DRAFT PICK: There may have been some grumbling among the fan base, but Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett and owner Jerry Jones were all smiles after the NFL Draft ended on Saturday. Want to know why they're so optimistic? Here's a look at what they had to say about each of the Cowboys' seven draft picks.

Bucky Brooks, a former NFL defensive back and current analyst for NFL.com, joined Elf and Slater on KRLD-FM The Fan this week to discuss the Cowboys' draft. Here are some highlights:

On if he was
surprised the Cowboys passed on Florida DT Sharrif Floyd at No. 18:

In talking with scouts afterwards, the big thing with
Sharrif Floyd is that throughout the course of the year, he had some solid
games, but there were a lot of times where they felt like he was playing on his
back. He didn’t play like a big man. So when you kind of couple that together,
you look at all of his body of work throughout his time at Florida, there were some issues about him
being a dominant player and that is why he fell. I think he landed in a good
spot, but I can see why the Cowboys elected not to take him at that point.

On if there was
someone else they should’ve taken at 31:

Here’s the thing: when you look at their biggest needs, really
on defense, it’s safety. This year, it’s the deepest safety draft you possibly
could get. So when you weigh the pros and cons of taking Travis Frederick or
maybe [Florida safety] Matt Elam. Am I OK getting Matt Elam and maybe the next available
center or guard? I think when you have the opportunity to take the best center that’s
available, you know that you can go get comparable value in the second round.
Maybe a Jonathan Cyprien, maybe a Phillip Thomas, a Duke Williams. There were a
number of safeties there that are very similar in grade and similar in their
abilities. More safeties available than centers. You take the guy that is the
highest value, the highest-rated guy, then come back and get the other guy.

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